Announcements:
RTI Informational Meetings:
The Tennessee Department of Education will host three regional Response to Instruction and Intervention Initiative (RTI) informational meetings. Each district is invited to send two representatives. These meetings will provide an overview for district leaders on the new Tennessee RTI manual. The department will address how to use RTI to identify students who are not responding and may qualify for special education as students with a Specific Learning Disability. The department will also provide information on the support available to districts, schools and teachers as they implement the new Tennessee RTI Initiative.
The RTI Informational Meetings will take place from 9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the following locations and dates:
- May 7: Jackson (West TN)
- May 9: Nashville (Middle TN)
- May 10: Knoxville (East TN)
CRA Phase II Wrap Up and Summative Information:
Phase II of the Constructed Response Assessment (CRA) ends on April 19 and administration of the summative CRA begins on April 29. Attached (here) is a document that provides summary information related to scoring and reporting of the February administration of the CRA, as well as details of the reading being conducted following the closing of the scoring window. It also includes information on the design and administration of the summative CRA being administered between April 29 and May 17.
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PARCC Updates:
PARCC Performance Level Descriptors Released for Public Comment:
PARCC has released draft versions of the grade- and subject-specific performance level descriptors for public comment. These performance level descriptors will begin in the 2014-15 school year and describe what students at a given level of performance should be able to demonstrate when PARCC is administered. Please visit the PARCC ELA/Literacy page and the Math page for more information about the development of the performance levels, the descriptors themselves and the feedback process.
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Resources:
New Math Tasks Available:
The Tennessee Department of Education is releasing eight new instructional mathematics tasks. These tasks are in addition to the tasks posted on the TNCore website in March and are designed to support your work in engaging students in high-level tasks. Students should have the opportunity to work independently, discuss ideas with a small group or partner and participate in whole class discussion consistent with the structures and routines of the lesson shared in our 2012 summer training. Principals and teachers can find the new math tasks at www.tncore.org.
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